Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church

09/08/2026

REMINDER: OLPH Altar Society will meet today at 6:00 p.m. at Gorak Hall. All ladies are invited.

08/29/2026

🧠✨ SAVE THE DATE — TRIVIA NIGHT IS BACK! ✨🧠

Grab your smartest friends, start thinking of your team name, and mark your calendars! 📅

🎉 St. Mary’s Fundraising Committee's Annual Trivia Night
📅 Saturday, February 20, 2027
📍 Trotter Event Center

Get ready for a night of trivia, laughs, friendly competition, and FUN — all while supporting St. Mary’s Catholic School! ❤️

Stay tuned for registration information and more details. For now… SAVE THE DATE! 🏆

08/24/2026

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View Richard L. “RL” Piontkowski, Jr.'s obituary, send flowers, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.

08/22/2026

August 22

The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Memorial

“So Bathshe’ba went to King Solomon, to speak to him on behalf of Adoni’jah. And the king rose to meet her, and bowed down to her; then he sat on his throne, and had a seat brought for the king’s mother; and she sat on his right. Then she said, ‘I have one small request to make of you; do not refuse me.’ And the king said to her, ‘Make your request, my mother; for I will not refuse you,’” (1Kings 2:19-20). [1]

Although this feast was introduced only in recent times, Mary is depicted in Christian art as a queen already in the sixth century. In two well-known twelfth-century hymns, Mary is saluted: “Hail, O Queen, mother of mercy” and “Hail, Queen of the heavens.” The Christian imagination sees Mary assumed into the royal court of heaven. Her Son joyously greets her. She is welcomed by choirs of angels and a crowd of saints. In filial love Christ crowns Our Lady as Queen of Heaven and Earth. Through her faith and charity she became the Mother of the Savior (Luke 2). She, the New Eve, crushes the head of the serpent (Gen 3:15). On her head is a crown of twelve stars (Rev. 12:1), and from this exalted position, Our Heavenly Mother aids the Church by her prayers of love and mercy. [2][3][4][5]

Written by Sarah Ciotti
Reviewed by Fr. Hugh Feiss, OSB, STD
[1] Revised Standard Version, s.v., “The First Book of the Kings.”
[2] Pius XII, Ad Caeli Reginam [Proclaiming the Queenship of Mary], 1954.
[3] Vatican Council II, Lumen Gentium [Light of the Nations], 52-69.
[4] Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2nd ed., 963-975.
[5] Paul VI, The Credo of the People of God, 1968.

07/31/2026

Altar servers pool party!

07/02/2026

Archbishop Golka received the pallium with three other U.S. archbishops, including Archbishop Ronald Hicks of the Archdiocese of New York, Archbishop James F. Checchio of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans, and Archbishop Mark S. Rivituso of the Archdiocese of Mobile! Congratulations, Archbishops! 🎉

Saints Peter and Paul, pray for us!

07/02/2026

06/16/2026

What a wonderful day on the course! ⛳️

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who participated in and supported the Knights of Columbus Golf Tournament. Through your generosity, this event helped raise funds to support Mike & Linda Kunz during a time of need.

We are truly blessed to be part of a parish community that comes together in faith, friendship, and service to others. Thank you to all of the golfers, sponsors, volunteers, and organizers who made this event such a success.

Please enjoy these photos from a great day of fellowship and fun on the course!

06/12/2026

Reminder to get your registrations in before 5pm today to ensure your free T-Shirt.

Registrations will be accepted up to the date of the event.

06/05/2026

🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ Don't miss out! Register for the 2026 Ord Country Run by June 12 to guarantee your event shirt.

Sign up today and join us for a fun-filled day supporting St. Mary's School. We can't wait to see you at the starting line!

Meat & Money Raffle Tickets are for sale. Contact Georgina Piskorski on 308-730-0539 to purchase or purchase during your event registration with the below link.